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Friday, 21 April 2017

American Graduating Doctor Marries Her Degree (Photos)

When
you think you have heard it all, Angie Hamouie is getting married to her
medical degree. The 27-year-old from Houston, Texas is graduating from the
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in June and she’s celebrating
by throwing what she has dubbed a “graduwedding.”

There’s going to be a wedding-style dress, a first dance with the diploma and,
of course, graduwedding cake. Hamouie even created a website on wedding website
The Knot to announce her union with her M.D.
“This was such a big deal for her, because it was the culmination of three
degrees and nine years of higher education,” Hamouie’s Knot page reads (in
third-person, like so many wedding announcements). “Her match represented everything
she had worked toward. Angie realized this graduation would only happen once in
her life. She wondered, why is it that no one really celebrates their
graduation? And if she threw a party, how could she convey that this party was
a Big Deal?”
So, after her “ enmatchment,”

Hamouie planned a graduwedding. The party is set for May 13, and she’s invited
friends and family to come join her on her big day.
“I didn’t think folks would take this party seriously because it was ‘only’ a
graduation,” Hamouie told The Huffington Post. “I wanted to convey that this
milestone is a huge deal for me, and I thought the best way to do that would be
by pretending to marry my degree.”
Hamouie, who is going into Obstetrics & Gynecology, explained that, for
women, it’s especially important to celebrate a successful career just as much
as we celebrate engagements and weddings.
“I feel that for women especially, we feel pressure to choose one or the other:
the career or the marriage. And when we really only celebrate weddings, it
sends a loud message about what we’re expected to prioritize,” she said. “The
message I ultimately want to send with my graduwedding is that getting an
education is a huge feat, and it should be celebrated as such.”
We couldn’t agree more, Angie. Scroll below to see some truly amazing photos
from Angie’s graduwedding photo shoot.